Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Cost of Ferrari Ownership

[Brian E. Buxton (BrianBuxton]

I agree completely.  Unless you work for the Government, just about 
every person who works a job and doesn't own the company or business 
where they work is an employee of some wealthier evil capitalist 
business owner!

=)


Brian



Rick Lindsay wrote:

> And before we look down on them, please remember that
> many "normal" people make a good living tending to
> these people.
>
> rick
>
> --- "Brian E. Buxton"
> <BrianBuxton [at] BuxtonMotorsports.com> wrote:
>
>  
>
> > I know what you mean, but some of my clients don't
> > shop for themselves 
> > and have people at their house to feed their
> > animals, clean golf clubs, 
> > shine shoes, take their luggage to the airport and
> > have it in the G5 
> > before they get there, etc.  Daily staff.  No
> > kidding.  And convenience 
> > is far more important than cost.  If they want it
> > the cost is not a 
> > consideration.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
> >
> > E M wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > Old habits die hard.  I bet a few who own and
> > >      
> > drive 12 cylinders on 
> >    
> >
> > > this list still buy toilet paper at Cosco in bulk.
> > >      
> > Doubt its for the 
> >    
> >
> > > shopping experience. hee hee.  Rich or not, who
> > >      
> > doesn't love a deal?
> >    
> >
> > > Ed
> > > 911SC
> > >
> > > On 23/01/2008, Brian E. Buxton
> > >      
> > <BrianBuxton [at] buxtonmotorsports.com 
> >    
> >
> > > <mailto:BrianBuxton [at] buxtonmotorsports.com>> wrote:
> > >
> > >    I think the not caring about the cost comes
> > >      
> > AFTER you reach the
> >    
> >
> > >    level where you are able to do that.  I have
> > >      
> > quite a few clients
> >    
> >
> > >    that don't care and don't need to care.  If
> > >      
> > they want it they buy it.
> >    
> >
> > >    Brian
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >    E M wrote:
> > >
> > >      
> > >
> > > > I've never met anyone who's reached the level of
> > > >        
> > not having to care about
> >    
> >
> > > > the cost of things, by not caring about the cost
> > > >        
> > of things.
> >    
> >
> > > > Ed
> > > > 911SC
> > > >
> > > > On 23/01/2008, Tom Reynolds <kjtar [at] cox.net>
> > > >        
> > <mailto:kjtar [at] cox.net> wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > >        
> > > >
> > > > > I don't think anyone wants to THROW their money
> > > > >          
> > away.  And, it's always
> >    
> >
> > > > > good
> > > > > to know the problem areas of a car, like the 456
> > > > >          
> > for example, and the
> >    
> >
> > > > > problems of the 355, etc.  Who's to say the
> > > > >          
> > Toyota is going to be trouble
> >    
> >
> > > > > free (as in your example)? Now, obviously, cost
> > > > >          
> > of ownership is not what
> >    
> >
> > > > > most people would really worry about when they
> > > > >          
> > decide to BUY a Ferrari,
> >    
> >
> > > > > but
> > > > > it is, IMO, something that should always be, at
> > > > >          
> > least, considered along
> >    
> >
> > > > > with
> > > > > everything else in the buying decision.
> > > > > Tom Reynolds
> > > > > Tulsa, OK
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Dick Petrick" <rtpetrick [at] comcast.net>
> > > > >          
> > <mailto:rtpetrick [at] comcast.net>
> >    
> >
> > > > > To: "Tom Reynolds" <kjtar [at] cox.net>
> > > > >          
> > <mailto:kjtar [at] cox.net>
> >    
> >
> > > > > Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> > > > >          
> > <mailto:ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> >    
> >
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 10:09 AM
> > > > > Subject: [Ferrari] Cost of Ferrari Ownership
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >   
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hey Naweed,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I think owning a Ferrari is about personal
> > > > > >            
> > passion. If the cost of
> >    
> >
> > > > > >     
> > > > > >
> > > > > >            
> > > > > ownership
> > > > >   
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > >
> > > > > > is the buyer's primary criterion, then he should
> > > > > >            
> > buy a Toyota.
> >    
> >
> > > > > > Reading constant whining and complaints about
> > > > > >            
> > what a Ferrari costs to
> >    
> >
> > > > > >     
> > > > > >
> > > > > >            
> > > > > own
> > > > > is
> > > > >   
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > >
> > > > > > boring. For the Ferrari owners that whine and
> > > > > >            
> > complain, the solution is
> >    
> >
> > > > > > easy. Sell the freakin' Ferrari!!!  For those
> > > > > >            
> > wannabes that don't own a
> >    
> >
> > > > > > Ferrari, to borrow a line from Jack Nicholson in
> > > > > >            
> > his latest flick,
> >    
> >
> > > > > >     
> > > > > >
> > > > > >            
> > > > > "Nobody
> > > > >   
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > >
> > > > > > cares what you think".
> > > > > >
> > > > > > No snob content meant or implied. You either the
> > > > > >            
> > cars for they are, or
> >    
> >
> > > > > >     
> > > > > >
> > > > > >            
> > > > > you
> > > > >   
> > > > >
> > > > >          
> > > > >
> > > > > > don't.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > End of line.............................
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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